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Posted on January 12, 2012 13:33
The ICO has updated guidance on how public electronic communications service providers should respond to security breaches.
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Posted on January 10, 2012 13:28
Following discussions with the BBC and Channel 4, the ERA Licensing Scheme recently confirmed that changes have been made in order to support access to some BBC and Channel 4 on-line services, for educational purposes.
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Posted on January 05, 2012 10:59
FE and HE institutions have an opportunity to contribute their views on copyright licensing in the UK as Richard Hooper issues a call for evidence as part of the independent feasibility study into the development of a Digital Copyright Exchange for the UK (DCE).
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Posted on December 14, 2011 15:13
A consultation has been announced to gather evidence on proposals to widen copyright exceptions including private copying, non-commercial research and library archiving.
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Posted on November 22, 2011 13:18
The Government today announced the appointment of Richard Hooper, former Deputy Chairman of Ofcom, to lead a feasibility study into the development of a Digital Copyright Exchange for the UK (DCE).
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Posted on November 08, 2011 09:44
The OER IPR Support Team will be holding two free half day workshops on Tuesday 6th December 2011 at the Kimberlin Library, De Montfort University, Leicester .
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Posted on October 25, 2011 11:05
This resource, by Tony Kent, aims to provide basic copyright information to guide those involved in the restoration and remastering of old sound recordings.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 16:48
The Protection of Freedoms Bill was read for the third time and passed by the House of Commons on 11 October 2011. The Bill will now be considered by the House of Lords.
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Posted on October 13, 2011 11:32
Proposals in the Protection of Freedoms Bill include amending the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to create a new ‘right to data’ so that government-held datasets can be requested and used by the public.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 12:26
This article examines the potential impact on HE and FE institutions of the EU Directive that extends the term of protection for performers and sound recordings to 70 years and which came into force on 31 October 2011.
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Posted on September 30, 2011 11:12
Changes to the Protection of Freedoms Bill have been published which are designed to increase protection for unpublished research.
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Posted on September 27, 2011 10:05
The ICO has produced guidance to aid understanding and application of FOI legislation for higher education institutions with a particular focus on research information.
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Posted on September 27, 2011 09:25
New IP guidance to enable businesses to protect their own IP and to respect the IP of others has been launched.
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Posted on September 16, 2011 16:28
A new working group has been set up to examine how UK-funded research can be made more accessible.
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Posted on September 14, 2011 15:37
Cloud computing - two further papers by the Queen Mary University of London, School of Law Cloud Legal Project
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Posted on September 14, 2011 12:49
Came into force on 31 December 2009.
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Posted on August 31, 2011 16:27
(NLA) v Meltwater - In the particular circumstances of commercial news headlines and their monitoring and copying for commercial gain much of the content will attract copyright protection.
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Posted on August 03, 2011 10:25
Recommendations made by the Hargreaves review of intellectual property and growth have been accepted by the Government.
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Posted on July 11, 2011 16:44
HE and FE institutions are being invited to sign-up to a new set of open metadata principles.
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Posted on June 28, 2011 15:06
This conference aims to shed light on some of the most recent developments affecting Archives and Records Management across Scotland.
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Posted on June 16, 2011 16:45
A data controller is able to anonymise originally-personal data to make it free of data protection law constraints.
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Posted on June 15, 2011 15:00
The short answer is that taking photograph of artwork (being a copy of the artwork) is likely to be copyright infringement, unless ... (cont)
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Posted on June 06, 2011 11:30
Ownership of copyright is key to the use of works created in universities and colleges, as the owner has control over their reuse. ... (cont)
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Posted on June 03, 2011 11:31
We are pleased to announce the launch of JISC Legal Plus - a new staff development service bringing JISC Legal's expertise to your institution at competitive prices... (cont'd)
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Posted on May 18, 2011 09:41
The Hargreaves copyright law review calls for a loosening and simplification of some aspects of copyright law.
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Posted on May 06, 2011 12:55
The Open Government Licence enables users to do the following with public sector information offered for use expressly under the licence...(cont'd)
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Posted on April 26, 2011 09:43
A dedicated 'one stop shop' has been produced, telling the public about their FOI rights, and a step by step guide on how to use them.
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Posted on April 20, 2011 12:06
The differences between the 2.5 and 3.0 suites of Creative Commons licences are summarised below, using the ‘unported’ (international) version as examples: ... (cont'd)
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Posted on April 20, 2011 12:01
Designed with information providers in mind, this advanced course by ASLIB will enhance your understanding of copyright law.
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Posted on March 29, 2011 10:15
This paper is written in the context of the JISC and Higher Education Academy Open Educational Resources Programme (Phase 2), and aims to address some of the background issues regarding management of intellectual property rights (IPR) in UK universities.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 12:28
We have issued two new guidance papers on OERs: Strategic Managment of IPR for OER in UK HE and Legal Aspects of the Use of Child Images in OERs.
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Posted on March 15, 2011 10:56
This paper considers the legal issues which arise in relation to the taking of or possession of images (still and moving) of children for use in an Open Education Resource.
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Posted on March 11, 2011 11:34
This training course covers all of the important components of any records management programme, including the benefits of good records management and classification schemes and file plans.
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Posted on March 02, 2011 10:21
One day workshops for those interested in licensed content for teaching and learning
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Posted on February 20, 2011 21:41
Although there are many benefits to the adoption of an open educational resource approach with regards to teaching and learning ... (cont)
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Posted on February 16, 2011 12:13
The EU has taken a step towards common rules for cracking down on those who sexually abuse children and post images of the abuse on the internet.
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Posted on February 11, 2011 14:37
This bill seeks to amend current defamation legislation and is progressing through Parliament. The main focus of the bill is to make sure that defamation legislation is fit for modern times.
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Posted on February 10, 2011 16:52
A group of universities plans to draw together existing free online learning materials from around the world and create degree programmes.
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Posted on February 10, 2011 11:07
This seminar includes debate on the law and ethical research in the digital environment.
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Posted on February 01, 2011 13:23
The University of the West of England is running a full day conference on Cloud Computing at its Exhibition and Conference Centre in Bristol.
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Posted on January 28, 2011 12:05
In light of Data Protection Day, the Information Commissioner’s Office has re-launched this popular guidance document offering tips on how to protect personal data online.
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Posted on January 26, 2011 14:13
The Cloud Industry Forum has launched a Code of Practice for cloud service providers.
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Posted on January 25, 2011 15:30
The High Court recently decided, in relation to copyright law, that the term ‘making available’ to the public, that the 'making available' happens where the servers send the files, rather than where received.
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Posted on January 25, 2011 14:27
Experts from JISC Legal and JISC Digital Media combined to produce this popular seminar exploring the copyright implications of the use of digital media, held in London on 9 March 2011.
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Posted on January 25, 2011 09:19
The Risk Management Calculator will help gauge the risks associated with publishing open educational materials.
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Posted on January 14, 2011 10:57
A leading panel of experts has released a report advising the European Commission that in order to remain copyright protected rights holders should be required to register with EU countries.
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Posted on January 12, 2011 13:50
Information Commissioner publishes top tips on freedom of information for public authority communications professionals.
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Posted on January 06, 2011 15:22
The British Library has made available three million records from the British National Bibliography under a Creative Commons CC0 public domain licence.
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Posted on January 06, 2011 12:57
The European Union and the US have published a website to encourage use of intellectual property rights.
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Posted on December 21, 2010 10:29
JISC Advance experts will use common real-world scenarios to focus on how copyright and other legal issues impact the use of digital media.
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